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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nColon has a developmental disability that affects his balance and postural control, making it difficult to walk unaided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is something special the Police Officers Association wanted to do for Jordan,\u201d said David Black, Deputy Police Chief. \u201cIt\u2019s part of our annual Shop with A Cop program that we hold every year with children,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kaye Dynamic Stander is designed to enable users to pair postural control with function, experiencing the typical weight shifts that accompany reaching, manipulation, speech, eating and self-care activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is such a bonus for Jordan,\u201d said Dr. Erika Timpe, Director of Therapy Services at Victory Ridge Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The base of the standing aid is equipped with a spring that activates Jordan\u2019s lower extremities and core muscles, strengthening his ability to stand in an upright position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs Jordan works with this adaptive device, he will be able to build muscle strength that will enable him to use a walker with adult assistance,\u201d Dr. Timpe noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only will Jordan be able to move more freely now, he will also be able to expend some stored-up energy, which is so important for adolescents, mentioned Police Chief Chis Velasquez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lake Wales Police Officers Association is a non-profit organization for police officers to join voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victory Ridge Academy is a non-profit learning center serving students with a variety of special needs, such as Autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lake Wales, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2022) \u2013 Jordan Colon, a student at Victory Ridge Academy in Lake Wales got a big surprise when City of Lake Wales police officers presented him with a Kaye Dynamic Stander, a multi-positional standing aid with 360 degrees of movement. Colon has a developmental disability that affects his balance and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-67831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fast-factual-free"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WinterHavenDaily-Trans-1.png?fit=400%2C240&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/policeassoc3.jpg?w=696&ssl=1\")
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